Privacy Policy
The Personal Information Protection Policy for Akita Elpida's Website
Thank you for visiting Akita Elpida Memory's website. At Akita Elpida Memory ( Akita Elpida ), we are proud to present a wide array of information about our company via our website.
In some of the Akita Elpida web pages where this information is displayed, website visitors are asked to provide personal information such as name, email address, and company affiliation. Akita Elpida Memory ensures that all such personal information is protected and managed appropriately.
Akita Elpida Memory follows the personal information policy described below when handling personal information collected from its website visitors at this website.
1. Requests for personal information
Akita Elpida Memory requests personal information in the following contexts.
Inquires about products We ask visitors to provide their email address so that we can contact them with responses to their questions, and in order to help improve our services. Any other arbitrarily submitted personal information shall be disposed of.
Inquiries about employment Visitors who inquire about employment may be asked for their personal information such as name, gender, age, and mailing address.
2. Utilization of personal information
Whenever visitors to an Akita Elpida website are asked to provide personal information, they are informed in advance of the purposes for which that information will be used.
With regard to "inquiries about products," visitors' personal information is used to provide responses to these inquiries as well as to further improve our services. With regard to "inquiries about employment," visitors' personal information is used for hiring-related tasks.
In principle, this personal information will not be used for purposes other than those stated in advance. In the event that personal information is needed for a purpose outside of that scope, that purpose will be announced in advance via Akita Elpida's website. Any visitors who do not agree with the new purpose may choose to disallow use of their personal information for that purpose.
To a certain extent, personal information from visitors may be passed on to an Akita Elpida outsourcing company, if this occurs the information obtained shall be handled in accordance with this herein stated policy.
3. Disclosure of personal information
Akita Elpida will not disclose visitors' personal information to third parties except in the following cases.
- If prior consent has been obtained from the persons in question - If it is deemed appropriate for visitors' inquiries to be answered by an Elpida Memory Group company or affiliated company
(Under such circumstances, Akita Elpida will require personal information to be managed in the same way by the Group company or affiliated company.)- If disclosure is requested at the behest of laws, legal proceedings, or law enforcement agencies.
- If the information is processed for use as statistical data (such as the number of inquiries regarding specific products) in which individuals cannot be identified. - If the information is inherited from the original company by successor company, such as when a merger, spin-off, or transfer of business has occurred.
4. Management of personal information
Akita Elpida institutes reasonable policies in order to prevent illegal access to, loss, destruction, falsification, or disclosure of personal information thereof.
5. Accessing, revising, or deleting personal information
If users request access to personal information being managed by Akita Elpida, or requests the revision or deletion of that person information, Akita Elpida shall within reason take appropriate action after the intentions of the said individual have been confirmed in regards to their request.
6. Adherence to laws and regulations pertaining to personal information
Akita Elpida shall follow all applicable laws and regulations with regard to handling of personal information.
7.Revisions to "The Personal Information Protection Policy for Akita Elpida's Website"
"The Personal Information Protection Policy for Akita Elpida's Website" will be reviewed, revised, and improved continuously and promptly as needed to remain in compliance with new and revised laws, regulations, etc., pertaining to the handling of personal information.
8. Personal information obtained via the Internet
Cookies
Cookies may be used by the Akita Elpida website. A cookie is a file sent by a web server in order to identify specific computers.
Cookies cannot be used to harm computers or invade privacy.
Access log
When visitors access Akita Elpida's website, Akita Elpida's web server keeps a record of each access (this record is called an access log).
9.Use of personal information on linked websites
Akita Elpida's website includes links to other companies' websites. However, it should be noted that Akita Elpida is in no way responsible for how personal information is handled by these other websites.
Visitors to these linked websites are advised to check how personal information is handled by those sites.
10. Contact information
Please direct any inquiries regarding the personal information protection policy for Akita Elpida's Website to the following email address.
March 2008,; Akita Elpida Memory, Inc.
